Alerts

Trash and Recycling Department

Office HoursMonday thru Friday 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM

Contact PersonMark F. Fruits

Phone(856) 467-1445 ext. 3114

TOWNSHIP TO TEMPORARILY SUSPEND E-WASTE RECYCLING PROGRAM

Woolwich Township Office of Recycling is announcing the suspension of the Township E-waste Program effective April 1, 2016. The Township will no longer provide curbside collection on a monthly basis. The temporary suspension is mainly due to the increased economic impact placed on the Township from the current E-Waste Law.

In 2010 a New Jersey E-Waste law was passed banning Covered Electronic Devices or CED’s from the landfills and incinerators within the State of New Jersey. The ban of CED units put the primary responsibility on the electronic manufactures to provide a free and convenient recycling program for the communities in the state. Unfortunately the current bill does not provide financial freedom to the towns as stated in the current bill. A new bill A-4763 was proposed to make various changes to the electronic waste recycling laws in New Jersey. The substitute bill required each manufacturer of CED’s to provide for the free collection, transportation, and recycling of its market share in weight of all covered electronic devices collected in a program year. The existing law mandates the manufactures to provide for a return share in weight asestimated by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. The DEP determination of the manufacturers’ obligations under the current law has underestimated the actual amount collected. This underestimation has caused the current expense the local municipalities have incurred.

The Assembly bill A-4763 was approved by the Assembly on December 17, 2015 and the Senate version S-2973 was passed January 11, 2016. Unfortunately the Governor chose to pocket veto the bill reverting back to the previous law and all the issues. When new legislation is passed that places the cost where it rightly belongs, Woolwich plans on restarting the program of curbside collection of these items.

Township residents may contact the product manufacture for recycling instructions, (please refer to the manufactures list attached). You may also contact Best Buy Store in Deptford at 856-374-0404, the Good Will Store in Woodbury Hts. at 856-848-9834 or Magnum Computer Recycling in Pennsauken at 856-333-0991. Please call for recycling instructions and if any fees are charged prior to drop off. Televisions and computers may not go out in the regular trash they are required to be recycled. You may also contact Frank Piliere or Dana Lawson at NJDEP at 609-984-3438 or the Governor’s Office at 609-292-6000 for more details and explanations. Click HERE for a list of Manufacturers.

2017 WOOLWICH TOWNSHIP TRASH AND RECYCLING

HOLIDAY COLLECTION SCHEDULE

HOLIDAYDATECOLLECTION DATE

HOLIDAY OBSERVEDYARD WASTETRASH & RECYCLE

New Years DaySunday, January 1N/ANormal Schedule

Memorial DayMonday, May 29Tuesday, May 30Normal Schedule

Independence DayTuesday, July 4normal dayWednesday, July 5

*Wednesday route normal collection day

Labor DayMonday, September 4Tuesday, Sept. 5Normal Schedule

Thanksgiving DayThursday, November 23N/AFriday, Nov. 25

* Friday route normal collection day

Christams DayMonday, December 25NANormal Schedule

New Years Day 2018Monday, January 1, 2018 N/ANormal Schedule

2017 VEGETATIVE RECYCLING COLLECTION DATES

MONTHWEEK 1WEEK 2WEEK 3WEEK 4WEEK 5

January 9th

February no scheduled dates

March 20th

April 3rd 17th

May 1st 8th 15th 22nd 30th*

June 5th 12th 19th 26th

July 3rd 10th 17th 24th 31st

August 7th 14th 21st 28th

September 5th* 18th

October 2nd 16th

November 6th 20st

December 11th

January 2018 8th

Collections are on Mondays unless the date falls on a Holiday

*May 30th and September 5th are Tuesday collections due to the Holiday

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VEGETATIVE YARD WASTE GUIDELINES

To dispose of your yard waste, place your grass clippings, old mulch, weed material, plant waste and the like in bio-degradable paper bags or a dedicated 32 gallon type container weighing no more than 50 pounds. Plastic bags are not acceptable and will not be collected. Tree branches need to be in lengths no more than 4 feet either tied in bundles or placed in container weighting less than 50 pounds. Wood waste need be free from paint, stain, creosote and or chemical treated compounds either tied in bundles of 4 foot lengths or containerized weighting less than 50 pounds. Tree trunks and stumps nor dirt is accepted.

WOOLWICH TWP. 2017 METAL COLLECTION SCHEDULE

JANUARY4th18th

FEBRUARY1st15th

MARCH1st15th

APRIL5th19th

MAY3rd17th

JUNE7th21st

JULY5th19th

AUGUST2nd16th

SEPTEMBER6th20th

OCTOBER4th18th

NOVEMBER1st15th

DECEMBER6th20th

All collections are on a Wednesday

FOR PLACEMENT ON THE COLLECTION LIST PLEASE CONTACT THE RECYCLING OFFICE

AT 856-467-1445 X 3114 OR E-MAIL This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.